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DPRK to reopen communications channel with S.Korea in Panmunjom

TheDemocraticPeople'sRepublicofKorea(DPRK)willreopenacommunicationschannelwithSouthKoreainthetrucevillageofPanmunjom,whichhasbeenseveredsinceearly2016,localmedi

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S.Korea proposes high-level dialogue with DPRK on Jan. 9

SouthKoreaonTuesdayofferedtoholdahigh-leveldialoguewiththeDemocraticPeople'sRepublicofKorea(DPRK)onJan.9inthetrucevillageofPanmunjom."Thegovernmentproposes(toth

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Cricket: Six, seven, eight could decide India's fate

Itwasanemotion-filledSaturdayinAdelaideinDecember2014.AtthefirstTestsincethedeathofPhillipHughes,thecrowdheavedwithexpectationasAustraliadeclaredovernighttosetI

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S. Korea offers high-level talks with DPRK next week

SouthKoreaonTuesdayproposedhigh-leveltalkswithDPRKnextweekoveritsparticipationinthePyeongChangWinterOlympics,inresponsetoleaderKimJong-un'sreconciliatoryNewYear

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Why the 'Comfort Women' issue endures

InaKoreanrestaurantIfrequent,there’sanancientTVthatalwaysbroadcaststheeveningnews.Thisyear,therewasvirtuallynonstopcoverageofNorthKorea’smissilelaunches,whichus

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S.Korea's Moon: Wartime sex slavery issue can't be resolved by 2015 deal

SouthKoreanPresidentMoonJae-insaidonThursdaythatthewartimesexualslaveryissuecannotberesolvedbya2015agreementwithJapan.Moonsaidthatthoughthedealwasanofficialprom

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2018 Winter Olympics: 'opportunity' to ease Korean Peninsula tensions

TensionsontheKoreanPeninsulaflaredupin2017,amidabitterwarofwordsbetweentheDemocraticPeople’sRepublicofKorea(DPRK)andUSPresidentDonaldTrump.Pyongyangrelentlessly

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DPRK likely to pursue talks, South says in rosy New Year forecast

SouthKoreapredictedonTuesdaythattheDemocraticPeople'sRepublicofKorea(DPRK)wouldlooktoopennegotiationswiththeUnitedStatesoveritsweaponsprogramsnextyearandpursuea

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South Sudan ceasefire goes into effect in attempt to end civil war<br>

AceasefirebySouthSudan'swarringsidestookeffectonSunday,inabidtoendthecountry'sfour-yeardevastatingwar.Butthereareconcernsoverwhetherthislatestattemptatpeacewill

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S. Korea marks 50-day countdown to Pyeongchang Winter Olympics

AseriesofcelebrationsonThursdaykickedoffinSouthKorea,markingthe50-daycountdowntothePyeongchangWinterOlympicGames.Severalaircraftsfromthecountry’s239thAerobaticF

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S. Korea seeks to play active role in Belt and Road Initiative: official

SouthKoreacouldplayapositiveroleinpromotingbetterimplementationoftheChina-proposedBeltandRoadInitiative,SouthKoreanpoliticianssaidhereWednesday.The"grand"Beltan

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Another DPRK soldier defects to South via DMZ: Seoul

ADPRK(theDemocraticPeople'sRepublicofKorea)soldierdefectedtotheSouthonThursdayacrosstheDemilitarizedZonethatdividesthepeninsula,Seoul'sdefenceministrysaid.The"l

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Bitcoin suffers dramatic price plunge in Asia

Bitcoinpricesplungedabout15percentinAsiantradeWednesdaybeforerecoupingsomeofthelossesasinvestorsapparentlytookfrightatnewsthataSouthKoreanexchangehadbeenhacked.

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K-pop star Jonghyun dies, cops suspect suicide

TheleadsingerofSouthKorea’stopboybandShinee,JonghyundiedonMondayafterbeingtakentohospitalunconscious.PolicesaiditwasanapparentsuicidereportedbySouthKoreannewsag

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Expert: Kim launching another missile always possible

SomeanalystswereconcernedthatKimJongUn,thelateKimJongIl’sson,mightlaunchanothermissiletomarktheanniversaryofhisfather'sdeath.“Itisalwayspossible,”saidSung-YoonL

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South Korea ready to begin renegotiating US trade pact

SouthKorea’stradeministrysaidonMondayithadreportedaplantoparliamentthataimstorenegotiatethe2012freetradeagreement(FTA)withtheUnitedStatesafterPresidentDonaldTru

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DPRK 'hacked crypto-currency exchange in South'

SouthKorea'sspyagencybelievesthatDPRKisbehindhackingattacksonacrypto-currencyexchangeintheSouth,sourcessay.Atleast$7m(£5.25m)indigitalmoneywasstoleninthehacks-a